Test anxiety can be overcome

Submitted by the American Counseling Association

Warmer temperatures, longer days... all sure signs it's time for students to face a barrage of testing. From end-of-year subject exams to standardized national tests, there's more than enough to challenge the average student. Unfortunately, for some students, any testing presents a significantly stressful situation. It's called "test anxiety."

Students who haven't studied or who never grasped the subject matter understandably have reason to feel nervous about tests, but that's not the same as test anxiety.

Some nervousness when facing any test i...